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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Join Shattered Globe Theatre’s ‘Protege Program’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni David Stobbe ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Rachel Gabrielle ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, have joined Shattered Globe Theatre’s Protégé Program, a free...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Dana Dajani Named ‘Woman of the Year’ by ‘Emirates Woman’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Dana Dajani ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, was named Woman of the Year 2016 in the “Artists” category by Emirates Woman, a leading women’s fashion and lifestyle magazine published in the United Arab Emirates....

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Appears in Solo Performance Show Nov. 4-12

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Stephanie Shaw ’92 appears as part of the spoken-word ensemble BoyGirlBoyGirl in Warman’s Practical Orthoepy and Critique, an evening of stories inspired by Professor Edward Barrett Warman’s exceedingly thorough 1887 guide to proper English pronunciation....

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Netflix Crime Drama ‘Narcos’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Stahl-David ’05 has landed a role on the Netflix original drug cartel drama Narcos, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the TV industry trade publication. Stahl-David, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Bring Historical Drama ‘Red Velvet’ to Raven Theatre; Performance on Thursday, Nov. 3, Features Discount Tickets and Postshow Discussion

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are involved in Raven Theatre‘s current production of Red Velvet, Lolita Chakrabarti’s drama about Ira Aldridge, the 19th-century African-American who became the first black actor to portray Shakespeare’s Othello on...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Students Bring a ‘Faustus’ to the Annoyance Theatre Oct. 28-30

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Just in time for Halloween, an ensemble of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and students present An Apology for the Course and Outcome of Certain Events Delivered by Doctor John Faustus on This His Final Evening. The show runs Friday-Sunday,...

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Shakespeare’s Comedy ‘As You Like It’ Launches Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Season

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2016-2017 Mainstage Season begins Wednesday, October 26, with a two-week run of William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy As You Like It. An all-student cast and design/production team under the direction of faculty member Wendi Weber...

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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum ‘Plays Enough Instruments to Be a One-Man Band’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Kurowski ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, was recently profiled in an interview on Syracuse.com, an online publication in Syracuse, New York, where Kurowski is...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Chicago Premiere of Opera About Woman’s Escape from Polygamous Sect

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Chicago premiere of Dark Sisters, an opera by composer Nico Muhly and librettist Stephen Karam. The production, presented...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Saturn Returns’ to the Neo-Futurists Oct. 15-Nov. 19

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Tif Harrison in "Saturn Returns." (Photo: Grace Pisula)

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are on the creative/production team of Saturn Returns, the new prime-time production by the Neo-Futurists, one of Chicago’s leading experimental theatres. Admission to the show’s final preview on Saturday, October 15, at 7:30...

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Theatre Department: The Green Room

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